When Carl Spicer's book was selling like hotcakes, Tang En received an autographed copy of his new book from Carl Spicer. On it was written:
To my dearest friend, Mr. Tony Twain, I wish you a happy day.
The signature was "Your Eternal Adversary, Carl Spicer."
When Spicer gave the book to Tang En, he even reported the matter to the media. In his column, he boasted about the matter. "I really want to see his expression when he receives the book … Haha!"
Carl Spicer and Tang En had always been at odds. It was just that in the past, Tang En's hatred for the media was only a general concept and had not been specific to a specific person. Now, Spicer bravely stood up and raised the flag of "Tang En's Haters."
With such a naked provocation, with Tang En's temper, how could he tolerate it?
Eighty percent of the people thought that if Tony Twain did not do something about it, then he would not be Tony Twain.
Spicer himself was also within this eighty percent. He had already made all the preparations to deal with Tang En's revenge. For example, he would engage in a war of words with Tang En in his column and use the recent ups and downs of Forest Team's results to criticize Tang En …
After the provocation was issued, he began to eagerly await Tang En's inevitable revenge.
Taking advantage of the half-day's time, Tang En drove his car with Dunn and went to all the bookstores and newsstands in Nottingham. He maxed out the credit cards in his hands and bought all the copies of "What kind of man is he? Uncovering the mysterious aura of Tony Twain."
As it was a book that racked his brains to scold Tang En, the sales of the book were not too good in Nottingham. Other than a portion of the Notts County fans who might buy it, almost all the Nottingham Forest fans were disdainful of the book.
So, Tang En bought a lot and a lot … so much that his jeep could not fit them all. In the end, he had no choice but to come to an agreement with the bookstores: They would load the books back the same way the publishers sent them and wait for him to call a specialized truck to pick up the books.
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The BBC made a program announcement on television, saying that on the Sunday edition of the latest edition of "Match of the Day", they would specially invite the recently popular football columnist and author, Carl Spicer, as a guest on the show to talk about how he came up with the idea of writing the book "What kind of man is he? Uncovering the mysterious aura of Tony Twain", as well as the interesting things that happened during the writing process, as well as his personal views on Tony Twain as a person.
The producer of today's competition, Lineker, predicted that this episode would receive a lot of attention. Of course, two days before the recording, he received a bill of lading.
"What's this?" Gary Lineker was confused as he held the list in his hand. Along with the list was a letter. On the envelope was written, "To my dear friend, Gary Lineker." The inscription made Lineker smile.
On it was written: Tony Twain.
In the letter, he expressed his greetings to Lineker and thanked him for speaking up for the Forest team many times during the show. Finally, he made a "small request."
"… I'm very grateful that such an important person spent nearly half a year to write a biography for me before I became successful and famous. To express my respect and gratitude for his efforts, I have a presumptuous request: please take the opportunity of your show interviewing the author of this book to ask the respected Mr. Carl Spicer to sign my book. I want him to sign all the books. I want to distribute them to many friends. I hope he can sign his name on each and every one of them. Of course, I also know that such a small request is definitely not a difficult thing for the respected Mr. Carl Spicer … "
Following that, Lineker ran out of the BBC building with the bill of lading. He almost lost his footing in the parking lot.
What did he see?
Four large trucks with a capacity of five tons were parked neatly in front of him. The cargo boxes were carefully covered by canvas and tied to the top with ropes. The truck drivers who were huddled together to smoke saw Lineker come out. One of them hurriedly shook his head and ran over to shake Lineker's hand. "Mr. Gary Lineker. I'm your fan! "
Lineker ignored him. He just stared blankly at the four trucks. "This is …"
The four drivers looked at each other and laughed. It was still the driver who said, "Hehe, we're here on behalf of Mr. Tony Twain to deliver the props for your show."
"Props?"
The driver pulled Lineker to the back of one of the trucks and lifted up a corner of the canvas. "The three at the back are all the same."
Lineker sucked in a breath of cold air when he saw what was inside.
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Adrian Chiles was a famous BBC host. At the same time, he was also the host of "Match of the Day: Sunday Edition". This interview with Carl Spicer was done by him much better than Lineker.
Carl Spicer was very pleased with himself on the show. He answered many questions and both parties seemed to get along very well. As for his criticism of Tony Twain on the show, the host did not express anything. He was even baiting Spicer to say something even more explosive.
They talked about the motivation behind the creation of the book. Spicer felt that researching Tony Twain now had a lot of social significance.
"… In the random interviews on the streets, 93% of people chose 'I hate Tony Twain, he's a b * stard', while only 7% chose 'This guy is not bad, I like him'. What's worth noting is that no one chose 'Tony Twain? Who's that? '. Adrian, do you know why Twain thinks our investigation is very boring? "Carl Spicer was overjoyed when they talked about topics that were not favorable to Twain. He liked to see a tough person being defeated in front of him. It gave him a sense of achievement.
In this episode of the show, there were many more similar topics. Before the show was over, the director had already received a lot of protest calls from Nottingham.
The only positive evaluation of Twain in the book was the sentence on the title page: "He is a 'phenomenon.'"
Then, at the end of the show, Adrian Chiles said mysteriously to Carl Spicer, "From the start of our show, the bottom of the screen has been showing that we will give you a mysterious gift at the end."
"I know. You mentioned it to me before." Spicer nodded.
"We can assure the audience that this is definitely a mysterious gift. We definitely did not discuss it with you beforehand. This is a live broadcast. "
Spicer continued to nod to prove that Adrian Chiles did not make any arrangements with him beforehand. He was smiling as if he was also looking forward to it.
Lineker and his colleagues hid in the director's room. They had a sneaky smile on their faces as they waited for a good show. Mark Hansen said leisurely at the side, "This show is becoming more and more like an entertainment eight o 'clock slot …"
Alan Lawrenson turned to look at his colleague and smiled. "Isn't this good? You need to relax occasionally. "
Let's turn our attention back to the live broadcast room. A mischievous smile appeared on Adrian Chiles' face. The lights above the live broadcast room shone on his face, illuminating his entire face with an oily sheen.
"It's like this, Carl. You have a very loyal reader. Other than paying attention to your various columns in the newspaper, he is also very supportive of your book … You can say that he is a fanatical fan, right? "
Carl Spicer had a fake look of surprise on his face. In fact, he was secretly happy. "Ah? There's actually such a reader? I didn't even know about it. "
Adrian Chiles nodded vigorously. "Yes, there is. To show his support and love for you, he bought a lot of this book out of his own pocket. " He waved the book in his hand. "What kind of man is he? Revealing the mysterious aura of Tony Twain." "He has a small request. He hopes that you can sign every book he buys so that he can keep it in his collection. "
Carl Spicer, who had been flattered to the point where he almost forgot his surname, waved his hand. "No problem. I have never been stingy with other people's requests."
Adrian Chiles snapped his fingers, and a staff member came out from the back of the live broadcast room, pushing a trailer that was specially used for hauling goods. There were books stacked neatly on top of it.
"Ha!" Carl Spicer laughed. "He bought so many books all by himself? Should I say that he is hardcore or crazy? "
He started to take out a pen from his pocket. But halfway through, his hand stopped. He had been grinning from ear to ear a moment ago. Now, he was so shocked that he could not close his mouth …
Immediately after the first trailer, a second trailer came out. There were also stacks of books stacked neatly one meter high. Then there was the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh … A total of ten trailers like this were placed in front of the dumbfounded Carl Spicer.
The front of the live broadcast room was completely blocked.
The camera changed to an angle from above. Adrian Chiles clapped his hands and laughed. Then, he took a book from the first trailer and placed it in front of Carl Spicer. He flipped it to the title page. "You must satisfy this small request of your hardcore fan, Carl!" After saying that, he turned around and took down another ten books from the trailer and placed them in front of Carl's hands.
Spicer knew that he was being pranked. He could only helplessly pick up the pen and start to sign his name on the first book.
At the same time, the screen started to scroll —
Special thanks: Mr. Tony Twain provided 11,038 copies of "What kind of man is he? Uncovering the mysterious aura of Tony Twain".
Then, it was the normal list of production staff.
Under the subtitles, Adrian Chiles said something that made Carl Spicer collapse in an instant. "Slow down, Carl. This is not even one percent of the books. Downstairs, there are still four big trucks full of books! Your readers are really hardcore and crazy, but I don't envy you at all … "
The pen slipped out of Spicer's hand. He did not make a decision. He just raised his head and stared at the host, Adrian Chiles, who was trying his best to hold back his laughter.
At the same time, in the director's room, Lineker and the others could not hold it in any longer and roared with laughter.
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"This is the most exciting episode of 'Match of the Day: Sunday Edition'! Ahahahaha! " Before the start of training, the Nottingham Forest coaches were still excitedly discussing yesterday's television program. At the start, when Adrian Chiles instructed the staff to pull out the books, everyone was actually as confused as Carl Spicer. They did not know what had happened. It was only until the credits for the list of thanks rolled out that they started laughing in front of the television.
"Tony played such a beautiful move! Did you see the expression on Spicer's face? That was too exciting, too exciting! "
What happened in Wilford was just a microcosm. That day, everyone was talking about the story of Tony Twain making Carl Spicer suffer a setback. It spread like wildfire. Four trucks' worth of goods was exaggerated into ten trucks in some places.
Carl Spicer later admitted in his own column that he was completely defeated by Tony Twain this time. But he still would not give up on the promising career of going against Twain. Because "Even though I was made a fool of by him, I still insist that going against Tony Twain is a very interesting thing. After all, I really look forward to seeing what kind of jaw-dropping reaction he will make … "
Regarding this, Twain's private comment was only one word: "despicable."
But Twain did feel that as it was nearing the end of the year, everyone would be busy. The reporters would also be very busy. Because all sorts of news about him had suddenly increased.
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The last time he saw news about Shania was in the movie magazine that he subscribed to all year round.
These magazines were originally ordered for Shania because she was very interested in movies. As a hobby, she naturally wanted to understand more about the various kinds of inquiries about movies. But after she went to America, the magazine still had a year's time limit. Twain also took over the magazine and occasionally flipped through it to see if he could find any new good movies. A football manager was also human and needed to rest and relax. Movies that did not need to worry about anything and only needed to watch with his eyes were naturally a good way to relax. He was not some movie critic who needed to rack his brain to think about the meaning of these movies while watching them.
He found traces of Shania in the latest issue of the magazine.
She appeared on the cover of the magazine with Tom Cruise and the others. That issue of the magazine focused on the new movie produced by Tom Cruise, the literary film "Florida Summer." In the movie, Shania played the role of a beautiful young lady attending an upper-class party and had a conversation with the main character. Then she appeared again later on, but there was no dialogue. Instead, there was a five-second close-up shot. This character did not have much of a role and did not affect the storyline at all. It could be said that she was completely a decorative role, but she appeared on the cover of the magazine with the other main actors. It could be seen that Cruise had the heart to help this new friend of his.
He also arranged for an interview with Shania in the magazine. It was not long, but her status was almost equal to that of the main actors.
In fact, other than her relationship with Cruise, she received such attention because she had long made a name for herself in the modeling world. Before she set foot in the movie industry, the name Judy Shania Jordana was already considered famous in the world of modeling and fashion. She had become a world supermodel at a young age, and many big international brands had invited her to be their spokesperson.
Such a person running to film a movie naturally attracted attention.
The interview with Shania was no different from the interviews with other people. Other than asking about some work-related matters, they also asked about the difference between a runway show and a movie, whether they interfered with each other, and what she thought of the actors she worked with. Shania was a smart girl. When the reporter asked her which male Hollywood movie star she liked the most, she blurted out "Tom Cruise" with a bright smile on her face. The reporter continued to ask, "Is it because you have a close relationship with him?" Shania shook her head and said, "It's not like that. I've watched every one of his movies many times. I really like him. "
Tang En grinned when he saw the words "I really like him."
Then he thought about what Shania had said to him, "Uncle Tony, I love you."
Liking and love were two different feelings. But Shania should have started from liking Uncle Tony and slowly developed into love, right?
Then he continued reading. In the last part of the interview, the reporter asked about Shania's private life in a gossipy manner. "As we all know, you don't have any other boyfriends in this industry other than that one scandal. But you're still single. Is it convenient for you to reveal your standards for the best boyfriend? "
"Well, my standards are very special."
"Just how special is it?"
"I like … older men."
The reporter was a little shocked. He wrote in the interview notes that he was indeed shocked by Shania's words and only reacted after a long time. He felt that it was not polite to show such an expression, so he forced himself to say, "It's really … special enough."
Shania smiled and did not take the reporter's expression seriously.
Tang En stared blankly at the last part of the conversation.
Uncle Tony should be considered an old man, right?
What was she trying to do by so boldly revealing her extreme preferences in choosing a spouse?
Just as he was in a daze, he received a call from Shania.
"Uncle Tony! I'll come see you the night after tomorrow. Can you help me tidy up my room? "
"Ah … The room has always been tidied up. You can come anytime …"
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Tony! See you the day after tomorrow! "
It was only after she hung up that Tang En reacted. Why did she suddenly come to England?
But other than that, she did not say anything else. Could it be because of the incident at the airport … that made her feel a little estranged from him?
After all, he said he owed her an answer. In the end, it was almost December and he still had not given her an answer. Moreover, during this period of time, the team's results, the financial crisis, Chen Jian's matter … He was so busy that he did not even think about it seriously a few times.
In the end, they were about to meet soon.
When that time came, how should he face Shania? If she wanted an answer from him, what should he answer her?
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